Fish ID please

**hk75** · 27th Dec 2014, 17:57

Any bro can help me ID this fish?

**hk75** · 29th Dec 2014, 13:55

Anyone could help to ID? Is this empire gudgeon?

**Urban Aquaria** · 29th Dec 2014, 14:29

I've kept Tateurndina ocellicauda (aka rainbow gudgeon) before and your fishes do have a similar body and fin shape... but just without the colors.

I'd guess its a variant of the same species?

**Trichopsis** · 29th Dec 2014, 23:57

It's highly likely that these are indeed Empire Gudgeon (Hypseleotris compressa), although they're probably too stressed out and so the colours aren't showing.

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Empir...tris-compressa

**hk75** · 30th Dec 2014, 09:27

thanks all.. i pick this from c328 rojak tank... it was in this color.
Is it because they are not in spawning season, thats why remain this color?

**Urban Aquaria** · 30th Dec 2014, 14:13

I was at C328 yesterday and saw these fishes there too... they are rather small ones though, only 2-3cm, probably juveniles.

Like what Pseudogobiopsis mentioned, they do seem to resemble empire gudgeons, did some quick search and found a photo of a non-nuptial female example at the seriouslyfish.com database:

Source and info link: http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species...ris-compressa/